Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 40, Number 12, 1 December 2023 — GIVE THE GIFT OF BOOKS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON [ARTICLE]

GIVE THE GIFT OF BOOKS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

As you shop for gifts this holiday season, eonsider going "low-tech." Instead of new tablets, phones and the latest and greatest "must-have" high-tech gadgets and gizmos, gift your loved ones with books by, and for, our lāhui. Native Hawaiians have a tradition of literacy and learning. In the 1800s, Hawai'i had the highest literacy rate in the world. In 1834, less than a decade after books and newspapers in olelo Hawai'i began being printed, an astounding 95% of Native Hawaiians were literate. In comparison, the worldwide literacy rate in the 1830s was only about 15%. So this holiday season, escape the overstimulation of modern life and settle down on the sofa for some quiet time with a book about Hawai'i by a Native Hawaiian writer. It's an investment in our minds and imaginations - and an investment in our native economy. here are a few ideas to get you started - but there is much more to choose from: Every T)rop is a Man s Nightmare By Megan Kamalei Kakimoto A collection of stories featuring mixed Native Hawaiian and Japanese women through a contemporary iandscape of inherited wisdom and the ghosts of colonization; a love letterto Hawaiian identity and a warning from an occupied territory threatening to erupt. EverythingAncient Was Onee New By Emalani Case An expioration of lndigenous persistence through the concept of Kahiki, a term that is both the ancestrai homeiand for Kānaka Maoii and the knowledge that there is life beyond our shores. From a Native T)aughter By Haunani-Kay Trask Revised edition of the book originaily pubiished in 1993. A provocative, weli-reasoned attack against the rampant abuse of Native Hawaiian rights, institutionai raciasm and gender discrimination. Includes new materiai that builds on issues raised in the first edition.

Kaluaikoolau By Piilani Book5 ofthe Hawaiian ianguage reprintseries, Ke Kupu Hou. The personai narrative of Piilani, devoted wife of Kaiuaikoolau and motherto Kaieimanu. īhe family hid in the mountain forests of Kaua'i to escape banishment to Kalaupapa that would separate their 'ohana. Ka To 'e Mo 'o Akua: Hawaiian Reptilian Water T)eities By Marie Alohalani Brown An expioration of the fearsome and fascinating creatures known as mo'othat live in or nearfresh water, are predominantly female, and often masquerade as stunningly beautifui humans. Lei Nāhonoapli'ilani: Songs of West Maui Edited by Nicholas Keali'i Lum and Zachary Alaka'i Lum lncludes lyrics, translations and musical notations of more than 80 of the most beloved songs about this wahi pana. Makahiki: A Murder Mystery T)uring the Annual Trihute to the God Lono in Ancient Hawai'i By Maleolm Nāea Chun A murder mystery set in ancient Hawai'i during the annuai tribute to the god, Lono. A high priest is found dead before the rituais ean begin. Nānā i ke Kumu: Helu 'Ekolu By Lynette K. Paglinawan, Richard Paglinawan, Dennis Kauahi and Valli Kalei Kanuha This third volume of Nānā i ke Kumu, iliustrated by 'īmaikalani Kaiāheie, presents traditions associated with grieving and heaiing practices for modern-day famiiy conflicts. Nā Wahi Kapu o Maui By Kapulani Landgraf Documents geographical, culturai and archaeoiogicai features within the 12 traditionai land divisions of Maui with photographic images and poetic text offering insightful commentary on the iand and its people. ' ,bi ii v ivf 4Hnnv/

No Makou ka Mana: Liherating the Nation By Kamanamaikalani Beamer An assertion that thefounders of the Hawaiian Kingdom exercised their own agency, selectively appropriating ideas from the West-a new point of referencefor understanding their motives and methods. 'Ohu'ohu nāMauna o 'E'eka: PlaceNames of Maui Komohana By Cody Pueo Pata Detaiis morethan 1,600 plaee names from Maui Komohana (West Maui) compiled from maps, 19th and 20th century newspapers, oniine databases, archival records, mo'olelo, meie and recordings of native speakers. Rememhering Our Intimacies Mo 'olelo, Aloha 'Aina , andEa Byjamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio Centering on the personal and embodied articuiations of aloha 'āina, Osorio detangies the concept from the effects of coionialism and occupation. Ua Mau Ke Ea: Sovereignty Endures By David Keanu Sai An overview of the politicaland iegal history of the Hawaiian lslands, chronicied through storyteiling, interviews, archival images and Hawaiian ianguage newspaperarticies. Ulu By Kai Gaspar A iyricai and poetic memoir that captures the world of Hōnaunau, Hawai'i lsland in the 70s and 80s and the humanity of its unforgettable viliagers. Gaspar weaves together themes of "broken family, queer exploration and aching iove of land and culture." These titles and more are available online at Native Books www.nativebookshawaii.org/ or visit their storefront at 1164 Nu'uanu Avenue in Honolulu. ■